Feeling understood and cared about is a human need and a way we relate to others. Such is why empathy is considered essential for building strong communities. Empathy is the ability to understand another person's perspective and share in what that person is feeling, thinking, or experiencing. In other words, it is understanding what it must be like to walk in another person's shoes while demonstrating compassion for that individual.`
While we are born with a capacity for empathy, it is developed and shaped over time. Research suggests these five ways you could activate empathy skills in children.